Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles have slammed split speculation by looking ''sincere'' and ''loving'' on their second honeymoon.
The
couple have been hit by rumours their marriage is on the rocks in
recent weeks, but they dismissed such claims by enjoying a PDA in
Portofino, Italy just days after celebrating her 33rd birthday.
Beyonce
and Jay were seen holding hands during their break and body language
expert Leil Lowndes believes the action shows they are expressing
''sincere warmth''.
The pair were seen getting up close and
personal throughout a stroll through the Italian fishing village and
Leil admitted to HollywoodLife that it is ''lovely the way [Jay's] hand
is [always] draped'' over the singer's shoulder.
The couple have
been performing on their 'On the Run' tour of late but it has been
claimed they could be set to split when their joint run of gigs comes to
an end on September 12 and 13 in Paris.
Despite this speculation,
Beyonce's father Matthew Knowles recently claimed the pair are not
getting divorced and insisted they orchestrated such rumours to
''ignite'' ticket sales for their tour.
Speaking on the Roula
& Ryan show on radio station 104.1 KRBE in Houston, Matthew - who
used to manage Beyonce and girl group Destiny's Child - said: ''I know,
because we've done this. From experience, there's a tour going on.
''So you sometimes have to ignite that tour. It's called a Jedi mind trick. The Jedi mind trick fools you a lot.''
Beyonce
and Jay also appeared to play down divorce rumours by making a family
appearance at the MTV VMAs last month when they took to the stage with
their two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy so Beyonce could collect her
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.